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Executive Summary
On July 19, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new NASD Mediation Rules (Rules) to take effect August 1, 1995. The new Rules provide a structure for the NASD to administer a Mediation Program as an informal and less adversarial alternative to
GUIDANCEPartial Customer Account TransfersEffective Date: September 13, 2004SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementAutomated Customer Account TransferService (ACATS)Rule 11870Executive SummaryOn July 14, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted accelerated approval of amendments to Rule 11870 making the procedures for
SR-FINRA-2008-035 - Proposed Rule Change to Amend Section 4(c) of Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws to add the Fees Charged for the
Series 14 and Series 16 Examinations
Current rules/regulations that are in place to monitor/report short selling and positions associated with short selling are entirely inadequate. Rules in place that allow for many loop-holes including short exempt, married calls/puts and dark pool activity + high frequency trading leaves currently regulations looking like swiss-cheese. Abuse from market makers and hedgefunds that are paid in gold
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MAIL VOTE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Members are invited to vote on proposed amendments to Article III, Section 5(b) and Article IV, Sections 3 and 4 of the NASD By-Laws, and Article IV, Section 5 and Article V, Sections 1 and 3 of the NASD
Proposed Rule Change to Expand FINRA’s Alternative Trading System (“ATS”) Transparency Initiative to Publish OTC Equity Volume Executed Outside ATSs
Executive Summary
Effective April 1, 1996, tier sizes for 1,024 Nasdaq National Market securities will be revised in accordance with Paragraph 2451a7 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure for the Small Order Execution System (SOESSM).
For more information, please contact Nasdaq Market Operations at (203) 378-0284.
Short selling has not gone beyond simply providing for market liquidity and has become a method to destroy shareholder value. New rules (or better enforcement) need to take place to prevent this from continuing. Start by forcing all brokers to default their clients' positions to "not lend." This will restrict the available shares. Additionally, mandate that all short positions
Executive SummaryOn October 1, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) approved an NASD rule filing amending the Trading Activity Fee (TAF) to reduce the TAF rate for covered equity securities, reduce the maximum per trade charge on covered equity securities, and assess the TAF on corporate debt securities that, under the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)
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Executive Summary
The NASD® requests comment on a proposed amendment to the Corporate Financing Rule under Article III, Section 44 of the Rules of Fair Practice intended to regulate the anti-dilution provisions of warrants received as underwriting compensation. The amendment would provide
